The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-09
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
THE GRAND TRUNKS ANswEE

THE GRAND TRUNK'S ANSWER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6, 1885,
An answer was received this morn
ing by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission from the Chicago & Grand
Trunk Railroad Company to the COM
plant of the Michigan Central Rail-
road Company against it for selling
tickets for commercial travellers at a
lower rate than that given to the pub
lie generally. The Chicago 81 Grand
Trunk admits the sale of tickets and
the other facts stated by the complain
ant. 1t holds that the form of ticket
sold commercial travellers is in the ma
ture of a special contract by which the
company is relieved from some part of
the liability subject to which it trans
ports its passengers, and it is claimed
that the limitation sconstitute sufficient
reason for the discrimination in favor
of commercial patronage. 1t is also
stated that these travellers constitute
a distinct class of railroad travelling
public, generally riding short distances
at time and visiting a number of
places of business on the line of the
road, often going from one station to
another by freight trains and altogether
travelling very much more than any
other class of people. They also create
large freight traffic over the roads by
the sales they make at places along the
line. Inview of these considerations
it is contended that the provisions of
the Interstate Commerce law do not
apply to mileage tickets sold the COM
mercial agents. Substantially the same
answer is made to a similar complaint
against the Chicago & Grand Trunk by
Louis Harrison.
OFF TO ALASKA.
y telegram was receiV ut the
Treasury Department to-day announc-
ing that the revenue steamer Richard
Rush. sailed from San Francisco to-day
for the seal islands for the protection of
the seal fisheries. 1t is stated at the
Captain Sheppard, her commanding
officer, are substantially the same as
those previously sent to Captain Healey
commanding the Bear which is now
cruising in those waters. The orders
to Captain Healey made no reference
whatever to the treatment of foreign
vessels found fishing in the
NG Officer Of of 'he the seal Department. lgtanSS
said to-day that the course to be pur-
sued in cases of alleged foreign inva-
sion of our fisheries rights will depend
almost entirely upon the circumstances
surrounding each case and action will
be left to the discretion of the COM
manding officers of the revenue cutters.
/ TRADE DOLLAR REDEMPIIONs
The redemption of trade dollars to
date amount to about seven millions
and treasury officials think that very
few more are outstanding.
| CONVICT IMMIGRATION PROHIBITED.
| Assistant Secretary Maynard to-day
wired the solicitor of customs at San
Francisco to prevent the landing of
French convicts from New Catalonia
should any such arrive at that port.
1
/ ject were sent by mail, and 1t was
feared that the immigrants might ar
rive at San Francisco before the letter.
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING.
AdyiceS received at the Marine Hos
pital Bureau from Key West are to the
effect that the yellow fever is spread
ing through the town. Every effort is
being made by the officers of the Bur
eau to assist the local authorities in
checking the spread of the epidemic.
A telegram was sent to Key West to-
day by the Acting Surgeon General
authorizing the officers of Marine Hos
pital Service, if necessary, to employ
skilled nurses at the Governments ex.
pense to care for the sick.
APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, June 7.-ReubeI
Daily, of Indiana, formerly a Wash
ington correspondent for the Indian
L
stenographer to the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
ORDERED TO NEW HAVEN.
The Secretary of the Navy TO-DAY
gave orders for the vessels of the Norti
Atlantic squadron to proceed to New
Haven. Conn.,, for the purpose of par
, tieipating in the ceremonies incident {,
the dedication of the soldiers and sail
or's monument at that city on the It'll
instant.
WELLINGTON ADDED.
i Wellington has been added to tn,
/ list of free delivery postofices to be es
J tablished on July next.
3 DEATH OF JUDGE LUDLAM.
: Judge s. s. Ludlam, of Fort Wayne
? Ind, an emplOye OF the pension offic
IN this city, died this evening of hear
disease. He resided in Kansas durin,
the border troubles, and was a prOmi
nent anti-slayery man. He was con
a nected with Fort Wayne newspape
|. for many years.
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